Efectos psicosociales de la violencia obstétrica en mujeres, entre 25 a 35 años de edad, en la ciudad de Quito

Abstract

An investigation was carried out on obstetric violence, the effects and psychosocial impact on women in the city of Quito, during the year 2024. Obstetric violence affects women, since childbirth is a moment of great value for a woman. who has just had that experience of being a mother, therefore any type of traumatic experience influences her postpartum and motherhood. That is why the psychosocial factors are described through the interview that helps us collect information from pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum to motherhood. The discourses on obstetric violence and the psychosocial effects of childbirth and postpartum that the interviewees have experienced are analyzed. There are several effects and factors that intervene due to your experience within the health service, whether public or private. This research has a qualitative approach and is based on narratives collected from 7 women, of which six managed to conceive their children and one woman lost her child during pregnancy. The interviews were analyzed from the stage of gestation: pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum and the psychosocial effects associated with each of them: mental health, medical praxis, physical health, domestic environment, economic situation, relationships and social and cultural beliefs and relationships. family and between couples. Emphasis is placed on childbirth and postpartum, since these are stages where the psychosocial effects and obstetric violence by the medical staff on duty are manifested. Finally, the last variable is a significant relationship that will allow us to analyze the type of violence that these women present within these three variables, and for which the qualitative method was used. As a result of each of the investigations, it is evident that there is a significant relationship between obstetric violence and its psychosocial impact during and after childbirth. The research work concludes by identifying the effects and consequences in each proposed category.